Mr. Happy always woke up with a sunny smile． He was one of the most cheerful （1） （man） in the world． His smile was even（2） （bright） than the sun． However， He had one secret that made him sad， but nobody knew about it．
Then one day， while going out， （3） a walk，Mr. Happy met Miss Beautiful．Mr. Happy smiled as usual and Miss Beautiful smiled back．But then she stopped and looked at Mr. Happy（4） （angry）．
"How rude!" she shouted．"Young man， don't you know that you should raise your hat （5） you meet a lady!"
For（6） first time in his life， Mr. Happy lost his smile．"I'm sorry，" Miss Beautiful． replied Mr. Happy，"But without （7） （I）hat on， I'm not very good﹣looking and that makes me sad．"
"Really？" asked Miss Beautiful．"Well， let me see． I promise（8） （keep） the secret．
Mr. Happy（9） （lift） his hat． He had the total of only three hairs on his head!
"Is that all you're worried about？" asked Miss Beautiful．" Why？Your bright sunny smile（10） （love） by everybody， not how many hairs you have!" Miss Beautiful smiled．
Ever since that day， Mr. Happy hasn't stopped smiling． He is always quick to raise his hat to everyone he meets．
On a June afternoon in 1752， the sky began to get dark over the city． As the storm broke， most people surely hurried inside， but not Benjamin． Franklin． He decided it was the perfect time to fly a kite． Franklin had been waiting for a chance like this． He wanted to show the connection between lightning（闪电） and electricity，and to do so， he needed a storm．
He walked into field， and flew a kite with a piece of rope tied to it． A key was tied to the rope． The lightning hit the kite， and electricity passed through the rope to the key． Franklin then touched the key with his finger and got an electric shock（电击）． This， he said， proved（证明） the electrical nature of lightning．
For many years， schools have taught the story of Franklin's experiment． Millions of schoolchildren have been amazed by his courage and his scientific spirit of looking for the truth． However， new research suggests that the story may be fiction instead of fact． Although Franklin's experiment took place， more than one scientist has questioned what really happened．It's true that he did the experiment with the rope and the key． But scientists all agree that if Franklin had actually touched the key， he would certainly have died from the electric shock．
Scientists often question accepted ideas because they want to find out the facts． Some have even questioned the story about the apple that fell on Newton's head． Many reports suggest that although the falling apple certainly provided ideas，there is nothing to show that the apple actually hit him on the head，
In fact， fiction is often more interesting than the truth．People have been more encouraged by Franklin's spirit than by the facts themselves． But in science， facts should be tested by experiments and research， and we should not always believe everything we read or hear even if it is a great story．
（1）Franklin did the experiment in order to prove ．
A． he was an excellent scientist
B． flying a kite in the storm was safe
C． he was not afraid of lightning
D． lightning was a form of electricity
（2）The underlined word "fiction" probably means something ．
A． not true
B． quite different
C． not safe
D． quite necessary
（3）Some scientists questioned whether Franklin in the experiment．
A． flew a kite
B． touched the key
C． was present
D． discovered electricity
（4）The purpose of the passage is to tell us ．
A． Franklin's spirit is encouraging
B． fiction is more interesting than the truth
C． Franklin's experiment is not real
D． we shouldn't always believe accepted ideas
Last summer I got the chance to spend a month helping out in a hospital in Africa． I had one year left at school， and I was（1） （interest） in studying medicine at university．
It was a month that changed my life．I（2） （introduce） to a world that is very different to mine in so many ways．I was shocked at how poor so many（3） （family） over there are and how difficult their lives can be．But I was also surprised at how positively people spend（4） （they） daily lives．The way they come together and help each other is a real inspiration，and something I think a lot of us here in the UK have forgotten．I think many of us don't realize（5） lucky we are．My work in the hospital was hard． Not only did I spend a lot of time cleaning floors，but（6） I got to spend some time looking after the patients．And I got the chance（7） （talk） to some doctors and ask them about the job．I saw some truly awful things in the hospital，（8） none of them changed my mind about being a doctor．（9） fact， they only made me more determined to do medicine!
When I finish， I know（10） I'm going to do： I want to work for an international organization like the Red Cross． I can't wait to get started．
Every night， just after the sun goes down． Ruth Medjber talks with her neighbours in Dublin， lreland， and takes a picture of them at their windows．
These photos， in some way． show people's lives during the global pandemic （大流行病）．
"I started out taking photos of just friends and family． In this way． I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home．" the photographer explained． "I live alone， so I was missing the days when we were free to communicate with friends， Every evening， on my way to seeing friends， I had a sense of purpose．
Now she' s making new friends．
The photo project has taken off online． and she has opened it up to volunteers． But they must be the people who live within 5 kilometers of her home﹣the lrish goverment doesn't allow people to go farther out than that．
"I pick a street each night and try to take photos of volunteers．" Ruth said． "I usually take about four photos before it is completely dark， but two if I'm talking a lot﹣which I love to do．"
She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and i has now got a name， Love at Home．
"I think people like knowing that they ‘re not alone even if they have to stay at home， and they really try to pick out those who are similar to themselves in the photos，" she said． "lt's also a different view （视角） of the pandemic： the more human view．Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us，it shows that it has given Us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together．
"I think we'd love Most to find something nice， even in the most serious situation as it is now．"Ruth said．
（1）Ruth started out taking the photos in order to ．
A． raise some money
B． connect with friends and family
C． make new friends
D． join in a photo project of volunteers
（2）According to the passage， Love at Home is the name of ．
A． a photo project
B． the picture shown in this passage
C． a street in Dublin
D． the special time when people stay home
（3）According to what Ruth said in Paragraph 8． "the more human view" shows ．
A． the beauty of streets in city of Ireland
B． how people do things when staying at home
C． the moment of family and friends being together
D． what the global pandemic has taken from people
（4）From the passage we can infer （推断） that Ruth is a person ．
A． careful
B． shy
C． hardworking
D． loving
It was last January， when I'd just finished a charity （慈善） and was on the train back home， that I put down my phone and started writing thank﹣you notes to people who had helped，
When I got off the train， I felt amazingly good． The next day，I wrote more thank﹣yous and the same feeling of happiness hit me again． I suddenly had the idea： Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year？
To keep on task， I decided to pick out a different theme for each month． January was charity．February would be neighbors， I decided， And I thought of a number of names right away： the owner of our local bookstore， who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs； our babysitter， who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play， …
While writing the notes， I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app， appreciating （欣赏） other people's lives． Writing thank﹣you notes allowed me the time to do something different， paying more attention to my own life．
In the following months， I wrote to my friends， doctors， teachers and parenting role models． In July， my"food" month， I wrote to Julie，who used to cook at my favorite restaurant．It went like this：
Dear Julie，
I've been finding myself missing you lately． Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food． Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary （周年纪念日）．We talk about it every year．
Thank you． We miss you．
Love，
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her． Julie replied，"I don't think I've ever received such a touching letter before， I' m going through a hard time right now， and this helps．"
On December 31，I wrote my last card ﹣ to Jake， my husband，and our two kids．And I took a picture of us， so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me． Gratitude．
（1）The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 means ．
A． writing thank﹣you notes
B． putting the phone away
C． taking the train back home
D． raising money for charity
（2）How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina？
A． Shy and surprised．
B．Pleased and relaxed．
C． Nervous and excited．
D． Moved and encouraged．
（3）The theme of the December notes might be ．
A． photos
B． family
C． holidays
D． community
（4）What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage？
A． Many thanks from her neighbors．
B． More time to appreciate her own life．
C． More help from people around her．
D． Happy moments to be with her friends．
（5）The best title for the passage can be ．
A． My Thank You Year
B． An Amazing Trip
C． Happiness inside Us
D． Important People in Our Life
Whenever I'm invited to somebody's house for the first time， I'll take a close look at their bookshelves．What they keep on their shelves，in my eyes，is a reflection （反映） of their personal tastes and interests．The books on a bookshelf tell the story of a life．
My own shelves are a kind of roadmap through my life， telling a chronological tale． First up come my favorite childhood reads， like Watership Down and His Dark Materials． The collection then moves on to teenage things I read in school ﹣ Nineteen Eight﹣Four， The Handmaid's Tale and A Clockwork Orange． Finally， we come out of full﹣time education and enter the real world， and this part is a reflection of my professional （职业的） life， from the first exciting days of work experience to the present．
If you pointed to any book on my shelves， I could name the year I got it， where I was working，and probably where I was living at the time．
___▲____It is an easy way to get to know about his hopes， dreams and interests． And a big part of that story is how we arrange （排列） our books， and get on with them． It's such a personal thing，different from each other． Some want to be with their books in every room， others have them on
shelves， behind glass or simply lining their floors． Each home has a story to tell through the way they live with their books．
It's often said that what we read says something about who we are． The way we fill our bookshelves might also send a message about ourselves． From the pile of books on your bedside table to your well﹣organized shelves， whether we notice it or not， our book collections are telling a story before a single page has been turned．
（1）The book son the writer's own shelves are organized according to ．
A． their prices
B． their writers
C． his personal interests
D． the periods of his life
（2）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph4？
A． Every book is worth reading．
B． Each bookshelf holds a special dream．
C． Book collections tell so much about a person．
D． The books a person reads depend on his choices，
（3）The writer seems to agree that ．
A． we'd better not put our books on the floor
B． the way we arrange our books shows our tastes
C． the books at our bedside are usually more important
D． we Can know about a person by reading the message he sends
（4）It can be learned from the passage that the writer is probably ．
A． a book lover
B． a story teller
C． a shelf collector
D． a fashion designer
It's late evening in the middle of the winter． The snow is deep， but off I go into the wild．Suddenly， I hear it： the howl （嚎叫） of wolves． Excitedly， I walk faster in the direction of the howling．
I've been working as a volunteer wolf tracker in Yellowstone National Park for over a year． It's my job to follow wolves to record information about them． Like wolves， however， I don't work alone． I'm one of a team of people who have been in a project to help reintroduce wolves to the park．
Humans have always feared wolves． From fairy tales to movies， the wolf is always the bad guy a danger to humans and other animals． In the 1920s， the organizers of the park shared this view about wolves and made the decision to drive them away from the park．As a result，the number of elk（麋鹿）in the park increased． The elk started looking for food near river banks since they didn't have to worry about wolves．This， in turn， stopped trees from growing along the rivers， doing great harm to the environment there．
The return of wolves has already made a big difference． To begin with， the elk soon learned to stay away from the rivers， so new trees have been able to grow there． The trees become home to new wildlife， such as birds， and provide food for more animals．
The park is now becoming more and more popular with those who want to see wolves in their natural environment． It has also helped the local people make more money， Tourists visit the area，stay in the local hotels， and eat in the local restaurants．
Looking at the wild animals and the beautiful sceneries around me， I am amazed at the changes the wolf has made to Yellowstone．And happily，it is playing a good guy in this story．
（1）According to the passage， one of a wolf tracker's jobs is to ．
A． catch wolves in the park
B． feed wolves in the wild
C． stop wolves from killing elk
D． collect information about wolves
（2）Why did the organizers drive the wolves away from the park in the 1920s？
A． The wolves were always howling at night．
B． The elk in the park were in danger of dying out．
C． The wolves had done great harm to the environment．
D． The park was thought to be unsafe with wolves around．
（3）Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about the that wolves have brought to Yellowstone．
A． risks
B． troubles
C． changes
D． competitions
（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？
A． Wolves are important to Yellowstone．
B． Yellowstone has been home to wolves．
C． The wolf and the elk live in peace now．
D．The number of wolves is growing fast．
Mark Twain once said，"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today．" The famous writer talked about a problem many of us have． The problem is procrastination （拖延症）． When procrastination becomes a habit， it can make our lives terrible． However， everyone can avoid it by taking a few simple steps today!
✧Make daily "to do" lists．
Before your day ends， make a plan for tomorrow．List upcoming tasks in order of importance．You'll begin each new day with a head start， already knowing what needs to be done．As you complete each task， check it off．（1） ．
Always keep your daily schedule（计划）with you． Use it to remind yourself what you need to do next． You'll then have a much better chance of carrying out your plans．
✧Break large tasks up into small ones．
If a project looks too big，（2） ．The task at hand may seem too great．You may feel defeated （挫败） before beginning． But every project is doable if it's done in small steps．
Begin by breaking up your task into smaller parts． This helps remove the unnecessary fear of having to do a large project all at one time．
✧（3） ．
If your workplace is full of distractions（使人分心的事），you'll need to make some changes．You may need to remove your phone or TV from your workplace．If people often stop by for a talk， you may need to move to a different place．
✧Follow the five﹣minute rule．
The hardest part about any task is getting started． That's why so many people avoid their work until the last minute． Doing so usually leads to added stress． One solution to this problem is to schedule a time daily to work on your big project． Work on it for only five minutes． Then decide whether or not to continue． Surprisingly， once you've begun， （4） ．
A． you will certainly succeed at once B． Change your working environment C． This will give you a sense of success D． it can discourage you from getting started E． you may be able to keep going and finish the task |
Father's Day is a special day for sons and daughters to show their deep love to their fathers． Maria doesn't think she is good at telling her feelings face to face， so she writes a letter to her father．
Dear Dad， Happy Father's Day! You're not a rich man or a famous person． But in my heart， you are one of the greatest men in the world． I'm proud of you． You have never been a famous man． You do ordinary things like paying phone bills （账单） on time and working as a worker in a factory． You take good care of our family． You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on weekends． The smile on your face shows you're glad with your life． In the past， I didn't care whether you were with me or not． Now I am sorry to say I didn't show you the respect before． But I am thankful for what you have done for me． And I feel happy that now I can let you know how much I love you． You are successful as a husband， a father and a friend． I hope you will be happy forever! Yours， Maria |
（1）Maria writes to her father because ．
A． she is too shy to talk to her father
B． she isn't good at telling her feelings face to face
C． she is very busy and has no time to meet her father
（2）What does Maria think of her father？
A． He is a rich man．
B． He is a famous man．
C． He is one of the greatest men in the world．
（3）The underlined word "ordinary" mentioned in the second paragraph of the letter means ．
A． 困难的
B． 普通的
C． 特别的
（4）What can we know from the passage？
A． Maria didn't respect her father enough before．
B． Maria feels proud that her father has a good job．
C． Maria's father doesn't go shopping with her mom on weekends．
（5）Maria writes the letter to ．
A． give her father some advice
B． help her father with his work
C． show deep love to her father
Simon， a 28﹣year﹣old German student， rode 5，800 kilometers in China for his trip blog （博客）． He wanted to learn about the Chinese Dream．
"What's your Chinese Dream？" This is the question he asked every stranger he met on his 100﹣day trip．
Simon came to China for the first time in 2011． After a year in China， he was able to speak Chinese． Because of his interest in Chinese culture， he went to Zhejiang University in 2017．
Simon learned "Chinese Dream" in 2013， and now it has become one of the hottest words in China． To learn the true meaning of it among Chinese people， he started his trip in May 2018．
Simon believes that riding across China is natural．And it is also environmentally friendly（环保的）．During his trip， he found that people in the cities usually follow their hearts． What's more， older generation （一代） of Chinese cares more about social stability （社会的稳定） but the young generation cares more about education and environment．
"People look for their ways to make their dreams come true． They all believe that a strong country is the most important．" Simon said．
（1）Where did Simon ride for his trip blog？
（2）How long did it take him to ride across China？
（3）What does Simon think of his riding across China？
（4）What do young people in China think more about according to Simon？
（5）Do Chinese think it's important to make their country strong？
There's an old saying： "Laughter is the best medicine，" and modern research certainly shows that laughing is good for you． When you have a good laugh， you exercise your muscles （肌肉），strengthen your heart and balance your body chemistry． However， these are the results of having laugh， not the explanations （解释）of why we do it．
Until recently， scientists believed that laughter was a human behaviour only． They argued that people find jokes funny because we can put ourselves in another person's shoes， and that animals can't do that．People don't all have the same sense of humour． Sometimes there isn't any joke，or we may not have heard it but we laugh because the people around us are laughing． How long and how loud we would laugh are also shared． We just go on following the example with one another until the laughter fades away （消失）．
Many pet owners insist that animals have a sense of humour， too． For example， pet dogs often run away with a slipper （拖鞋） and then stop， inviting their owners to run after them． Dogs even seem to smile when their owners join in the game． As the game continues， our pets make noises that are very like laughter． You can compare this behaviour to the laughter of a baby， who continually throws a toy down， waits for the adult to pick it up and throws it down again．
Perhaps laughter is just a sign that we are having fun． Fun， like laughter， is best when we share it with friends．
（1）The main idea of the first paragraph is of having a laugh
A． the causes
B． the results
C． different ways
（2）Scientists believed that ．
A． people have the same sense of humour
B． both human and animals can find jokes funny
C． sometimes some people laugh because people around them do so
（3）From the behavior of pet dogs we can tell that ．
A． pet dogs are very naughty
B． animals have a sense of humor， too
C． animals are more humorous than human beings
（4）When a baby throws a toy down waits for the adult to pick it up and throws it down again， he will be ．
A． nervous
B． angry
C．happy
（5）The writer encourage us to ．
A． share fun with friends
B． play games with habits
C． make friends with animals
Some people say life is like crossing a river； （1）
I think our life is much like climbing a mountain． Each year we have a new mountain to climb．To reach our goals， we work hard to make progress day after day． （2） We can complain （抱怨） about how unfair it is to climb a new mountain every day． Or， we can just make ourselves busy．
Sometimes， we fall over． Here we also have another choice． （3） Or， we can stand on our feet and begin climbing that mountain again．
If we reach the goal for this year， we start from zero to reach the goal for next year． We shouldn't spend the rest of our lives looking at where we used to be． （4）
Many people will waste time worrying， "Can I reach my final goal？" or "Is it worth doing"？（5） The question is， "Can I take the next step in the right direction？"
Take one step at a time， and pay attention to tomorrow's step today．
A．Here we have a choice． B．That is not the question． C．Instead， we should look ahead． D．These questions are really important． E．Some say it is like climbing a mountain． F．We can stop and complain about what progress we have lost． |
Once upon a time， there was a rich man． He loved his son very much． Because he wanted to make his son have a happy life， he decided to send him to see a smart old man for advice on happiness． When the old man knew about this， he gave the boy an empty bowl and asked him to go to the river and fill the bowl with water． "If no water is spilt （洒） when you come back， I will tell you about it．"
The boy walked to the river and came back with a bowl of water． The old man asked him， "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he pay much attention to the bowl in his hands．
The old man smiled and said， "Bring me another bowl of water and enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds．"
When he came back， the boy could describe everything he had seen to the old man． But when he looked at his bowl， he found most water was gone． He forgot all about his bowl when he enjoyed the beautiful things along the road．
"Well， young man，" the old man said． "Enjoy the beauty of the world， but never forget your dream in your heart． This is the secret of happiness．"
（1）Why did the rich man decide to send his son to see a smart old man for advice？
（2）What did the old man ask the boy to do？
（3）How did the boy go to the river？
（4）Could the boy describe the beautiful flowers and the singing birds at last？
（5）What can you learn from the passage？
Things You Can Do In One Second To Make Your Life Happier
One second．That's all it takes to make your life happier．___▲__Then check out this list of things you can do in a single second．That will bring more happiness into your life every day．
Give a great big smile．
Look for an easy way to make your life happier． Smile more． Smiling can help you feel better instantly． And it can be contagious． So give a smile to a total stranger on the street．Or if you're sad，angry，or annoyed about something，choose to smile and laugh it off instead．
Take a deep breath．
Deep breathing is one of the best ways to reduce stress and bring balance back into your life． And it only takes a second． Take some time out each day to focus on nothing except your breath．You'll find your life becomes happier，healthier，and less stressful．
Take a sip of water．
It's no surprise that drinking water is good for your health．Try keeping a water bottle with you wherever you go，and take a second to drink water a couple times every hour．Drinking water can help keep you hydrated control calories，filter your kidneys，and keep healthy skin．
Give thanks．
Happy people have this in common：They are grateful for all the good things in their lives． This means that to make your life happier，take a few minutes each day and count your blessings．Say "Thank you" more often． Show your appreciation when good things come your way．
instantly 立刻 balance 平衡 focus 集中 hydrated 含水的 calorie 热量 filter 过滤 kidney 肾脏 skin 皮肤 grateful 感激 blessing 福分 appreciate 感激 |
（1）Which can best replace "__▲__" in the passage？
A． Do you think so？
B． Don't believe it？
C． Am I right？
（2）What does the word "contagious" mean in Chinese？
A．充满希望的
B．滑稽的
C．有感染力的
（3）What can you do to keep healthy skin？
A． Take a deep breath．
B． Drink some water．
C． Give thanks．
（4）Which "second" in the following has the same meaning as in the passage？
A． Downstairs，on the second floor，Michael served Mona breakfast．
B． The gun was fired and Beaton was wounded a second time．
C． Can you just lift the table for a second？
Many people have their dreams at home and abroad． During China's Ming Dynasty， there was a man named Wan Hu whose dream in life was "flying to the moon"． One day， he tied ①/hɪm'self/_____ to a chair with self﹣made "rockets" and held a big kite in his hands． He lit the "rockets" and disappeared into the sky． Unfortunately， he died when the "rockets" exploded（爆炸）．
Hundreds of years later， in 1969， American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo II and walked on the moon．He was the first man to set foot on the moon．It was a great dream． ②_____． To remember Wan， there is a crater（环形山）on the far side of the moon which is named after him．
There are many people like Wan in the world． ③他们从未停止实现他们的梦想．American civil rights（民权）leader Martin Luther King once said， "I have a dream"． His dream helped American people of all races（种族）get the same rights． Though others laughed at him， Henry Ford had a dream of cars covering the roads ④/ɪn'sted/____ of horses and carts（马车）．Seeing hungry people， Yuan Longping invented the hybrid rice for his dream of "feeding everybody in China"．
Dreams are important because they give us directions for our lives． With dreams， we set goals and make plans to change our present situations． ⑤So we can always change the world for the better． Let's work harder for our dreams．
（1）填写单词：根据文中①、④两处音标填写单词．
①/hɪmˈself/ ④/ɪnˈsted/
（2）将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语：
（3）将文中⑤处划线句子翻译成汉语：
（4）补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中②处划线部分的最佳选项．
A． It was also Henry Ford's dream
B． It was also Wan Hu's dream
C． It was also Yuan Longping s dream
D． It was also Martin Luther King's dream
（5）Why are dreams important according to the passage？
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